unlike

Meaning

Adj

1. Not like; dissimilar (to); having no resemblance.
2. Unequal.
3. Not likely; improbable; unlikely.

Prep

1. Differently from; not in a like or similar manner.
2. In contrast with; as opposed to.
3. Not typical of one's character or personality.

Noun

Something that is not like something else; something different.

Verb

1. To dislike.
2. To withdraw support for a particular thing, especially on social networking websites.

Noun

The act of withdrawing one's like from a post on social media.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌnˈlaɪk/

Etymology

From Middle English unlic, unlich, from Old English unlīċ, unġelīċ (“unlike, different, dissimilar, diverse”), from Proto-Germanic *ungalīkaz. By surface analysis, un- + like. Cognate with Dutch ongelijk, German ungleich, Old Norse úlíkr (see there for North Germanic descendants).

Sentences

Costs , not unlike the senior series , were getting out of control .